Meanings
- uncountablebusinessMoney paid for goods or services in advance, sometimes through an intermediary.
Near-synonym: down payment
1 more example
"I wouldn't have given him any front money. I don't trust him that much."
1997, Joseph Wambaugh, Floaters, →ISBN, page 173Synonyms: up-front money, advance payment, down payment
- uncountablebusinessCapital which is required in order to establish a business and begin operations.
Promoters of SMR deals usually charge investors thousands of dollars in front money to help them obtain SMR licenses, and later solicit more money to build the systems.
1994 June 27, “Information Highwaymen”, in Business Week, retrieved 19 Apr 2011Synonyms: up-front money
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMoney paid for goods or services in advance, sometimes through an intermediary.
nounCapital which is required in order to establish a business and begin operations.
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